Yes, that’s what “J” — whose name is now the official definition of “obsessed loser” — did for 16 days. Her “rationale” was the hope that an anonymous person on the Intertubes, making unverifiable claims that she was on a hunger strike, could compel 40 million people to vote bad singer/worse hairdo Sanjaya Malakar off “American Idol.” She claims, on her page, to have lost 17 pounds. (From TMZ )

He was charged with drunken driving, having an open container, public indecency and disorderly conduct. Details and a fairly shocking photo can be found here.

On a side note, Cole should also be charged with some violation of fashion laws. The striped bikini makes him look fat. (From the Cincinnati Enquirer)

Let’s see Yahoo try this

It took three days to find an escaped python in the New York City offices of search giant Google. The snake, a pet of an employee who brought it to work (because, well, that’s the kind of dumb stuff that Internet companies let employees do) got loose late last week. Friendly advice: if you’re going to lose a pet, make sure it’s one with a higher page rank. It’ll be easier to find. (From Reuters)

Benjamin Houghton, 47, wants $200,000 in damages after VA hospital doctors in Los Angeles removed the wrong testicle in a June 14 operation. Since the botched surgery, life has been a single ball of confusion for the veteran. (From AP)

No 12: The hidden phallus from “The Little Mermaid” has a FICO score of 750

British officials want to expand their network of talking surveillance cameras — where operators monitoring events can scold litterbugs or loiterers — from London to the rest of England. But rather than freak people out with Big Brother tactics, the limey morons in charge want to soften the impact by using pre-recorded voices of school kids. Anyone remember “The Village?” (From Techdirt)